Together we can create a ceremony that is fitting and appropriate for the person who has died.
I have been a ceremonial undertaker for 21 years.
I am experienced in modern blended families, I understand that potentially three generations of a family need to have their emotional needs met in this ceremony, often with differing religious and spiritual views.
This is more straight forward than you think, my experience tells me that if the approach is one of honesty and love, you cannot go wrong.
I will get to know you and the person that has died, and where they stood in their family and friends dynamic.
We are as different in death as we are in life and too often the funeral ceremony is generic.
When exhausted and grieving, it is easy and completely understandable to fall back on tired rituals and ceremonies that don't reflect your beliefs, because you just don't have the capacity to research the alternatives.
If the person is to be cremated, we do not need to use the crematorium for the ceremony. There can be other more beautiful venues available but sometimes the crematorium just works. I have used all the crematoriums in Devon and Cornwall, some are better than others.
Entrance to Sharpham Meadow Natural Burial Ground at dusk
